2017

2017 Opening Session Chairman's Remarks

Charles D. Stokes made his first address as ACHE's 2017–2018 Chairman at the Congress Opening Session. Stokes shared his vision for healthcare to focus more on sustaining cultures of safety and reducing patient harm due to medical errors.

ACHE 2017 Gold Medal Awards

Opening Session
Gayle L. Capozzalo, FACHE
Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health System

Rulon F. Stacey, PhD, FACHE
Managing Director, Navigant, Chicago

Gayle Capozzalo and Rulon Stacey received the Gold Medal Award in recognition of their significant contributions to the healthcare field.

Parker B. Francis Distinguished Lecture 2017: Where Is Healthcare on the Agenda of the New President and New Congress?

Opening Session: Parker B. Francis Distinguished Lecture
Ann Compton, Former White House Correspondent, ABC News
Ann Compton brought her keen historical perspective on the White House and observations on the 2016 presidential election to a discussion of what lies ahead for healthcare providers.

Transforming Healthcare in the 21st Century

Malcolm T. MacEachern Memorial Lecture and Luncheon
Bernard J. Tyson
Chairman and CEO, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, Calif.

Bernard Tyson emphasized to the healthcare leaders assembled for his lecture that their expertise provides the best opportunity to advance the industry to healthcare's next level and urged that the industry must solve the affordability issue regardless of what the government decides about coverage.

American Hospital Association Federal Legislative and Policy Update

Tuesday Hot Topic Session #1
Richard J. Pollack
President and CEO, American Hospital Association

Thomas Nickels
Executive Vice President, Government Relations and Public Policy, American Hospital Association

Richard Pollack and Thomas Nickels shared their unique perspectives on the status of the efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act and what this means for hospitals and health systems going forward.

2017 ACHE Overview

First shown at the 2017 Congress on Healthcare Leadership, this video outlines the American College of Healthcare Executives' strategic plan and details ACHE's mission, values, programs, products and services.

ACHE: Year in Review

First shown at each of the 2017 Congress on Healthcare Leadership luncheons: Arthur C. Bachmeyer Memorial Address and Luncheon; Malcolm T. MacEachern Memorial Lecture and Luncheon; and Leon I. Gintzig Commemorative Lecture and Luncheon. The video provides insight into how ACHE members and the health care field are delivering quality healthcare.